Man Kills Apprentice With Shovel While Punishing Him

A middle-aged man identified simply as Olumide has allegedly beaten his apprentice, Adeyemi, to death in the Alagbado area of Lagos State.

The state Police Command said it has launched a manhunt for the suspect.

Olumide was said to have hit the 19-year-old deceased with a shovel on the head while punishing him for an offence.

Adeyemi however succumbed to the injury sustained from the impact of the shovel attack.

The incident was confirmed by the state Police Public Relations Officer, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, on Thursday.

Hundeyin said that the Alagbado Police Division received a report of the alleged crime on Tuesday.

He said, “At about 12.00 p.m. on July 5, at about 2.00 p.m., one Olumide gave his son, Adeyemi, a deep cut under moderate correction, at his right-hand side with a shovel over an undisclosed offence.”

“The young man was immediately rushed to the hospital for treatment. But when the injury became serious, he was taken to the General Hospital Ikeja, where he gave up the ghost as a result of tetanus infection, as confirmed by the doctor on duty.”

He said detectives of the division visited the scene.

“However, the father of the victim is currently at large and the case is under investigation,” he added.